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BONSÁI (2012)Movie Reviews
Spanish language drama about an aspiring writer who uses the story of a past romance to attract his new love interest. Cast:Gabriela Arancibia, Cristóbal Briceño, Julio CarrascoDirector:Cristián JiménezRelease Date:May 11, 2012DVD Release:August 21, 2012From:Strand ReleasingLength:1 hr. 42 min.
Bonsái (2012) played in limited release to very good reviews. • Karina Longworth wrote in LA Weekly, "A bittersweet and low-key pondering of the ways in which fiction and unreliable recollection consciously and unconsciously infect and shape relationships..." • And V.A. Musetto wrote in the New York Post, "...charm-filled..." More Reviews Below...
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (5 Reviews)
Manohla Dargis, New York Times: VERY GOOD "...as you navigate through the leaps forward and back, time and memory blur, becoming almost as indistinguishable for you as they seem to be to Julio."(See all of Manohla Dargis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 751 words, 05/11/12
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "...odd, wistful... a youthful romance steeped in clingy passion.... Scenes of breezy intimacy mix well with deadpan comic moments..."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 201 words, 06/15/12
V.A. Musetto, New York Post: VERY GOOD(cg) "...charm-filled... This isn't a story of Shakespearean proportions, but it's a sweet peg for this complex, carefully constructed gem."(See all of V.A. Musetto's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 214 words, 05/11/12
Benjamin Mercer, Village Voice: GOOD "...transplants the lightly meta material from the novella to the screen with surprising success -- compared with the typical struggling-writer boilerplate..."(See all of Benjamin Mercer's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 425 words, 05/09/12
Karina Longworth, LA Weekly: VERY GOOD "A bittersweet and low-key pondering of the ways in which fiction and unreliable recollection consciously and unconsciously infect and shape relationships..."(See all of Karina Longworth's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 208 words, 11/03/11
KEY CITIES (2 Reviews)
Walter Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle: VERY GOOD(cg) "The film sets us up to expect a tragedy... but instead, it's a melancholy story of romance and regret with moments of drollery and sweetness along the way."(See all of Walter Addiego's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 318 words, 07/13/12
Benjamin Mercer, Village Voice: GOOD "...transplants the lightly meta material from the novella to the screen with surprising success -- compared with the typical struggling-writer boilerplate..."(See all of Benjamin Mercer's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 425 words, 05/09/12
Karina Longworth, LA Weekly: VERY GOOD "A bittersweet and low-key pondering of the ways in which fiction and unreliable recollection consciously and unconsciously infect and shape relationships..."(See all of Karina Longworth's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 208 words, 11/03/11
Diego Costa, Slant: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...knows how entangled the will to know is with the will to make love.... to touch the lover's body, and listen to what it has to say."(See all of Diego Costa's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 471 words, 05/08/12
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
Manohla Dargis, New York Times: VERY GOOD "...as you navigate through the leaps forward and back, time and memory blur, becoming almost as indistinguishable for you as they seem to be to Julio."(See all of Manohla Dargis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 751 words, 05/11/12
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "...odd, wistful... a youthful romance steeped in clingy passion.... Scenes of breezy intimacy mix well with deadpan comic moments..."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 201 words, 06/15/12
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
Robert Koehler, Daily Variety: VERY GOOD "...reflects on Proust's 'Remembrance of Things Past' to track a sweet but doomed love affair between literary -- and pleasurably randy -- college students."(See all of Robert Koehler's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 789 words, 05/14/11
Deborah Young, Hollywood Reporter: VERY GOOD "...draws on literature and writing for its inspiration... has a lot of the homegrown whimsy that animated Chilean writer-director Cristian Jimenez's first film, 'Optical Illusions.' "(See all of Deborah Young's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 721 words, 09/21/11
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "...odd, wistful... a youthful romance steeped in clingy passion.... Scenes of breezy intimacy mix well with deadpan comic moments..."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 201 words, 06/15/12
Manohla Dargis, New York Times: VERY GOOD "...as you navigate through the leaps forward and back, time and memory blur, becoming almost as indistinguishable for you as they seem to be to Julio."(See all of Manohla Dargis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 751 words, 05/11/12
5.3 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Bonsái (2012)'s reviews are separated by an average 5.3 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
Bonsái (2012) (10 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Bonsái (2012)'s reviews cover 10.1% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 4,374 words involume (average is 20,172 words). Length:The film's reviews average 437 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 32 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Bonsái (2012)'s reviews on average broke 32 days before opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is Bonsái (2012)'s opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Bonsái (2012) (10 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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